first tell us what expressions you are getting for us to see if you have a problem setting up the formula correctly. if you are good there, then we can move forward

Sure

For the first one

and this is where I get stuck, although I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. I tried pulling out the quarter and messing with it a bit like that. But at the end of the day it's those powers of x which are confusing me

and this is where I get stuck, although I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. I tried pulling out the quarter and messing with it a bit like that. But at the end of the day it's those powers of x which are confusing me